Our ice is in and will be ready for our first team on October 18! Looks like we are going to have another busy season with our 2 adult hockey teams: IceHoles and Slough Sharks, our Pond Hockey team and High Performance team. We have a new staff member Adam who is learning the magic of ice maintenance.

Our Board meeting is coming up soon and we are desperately looking for more members! Contact Gail or Lucy for more info on that.

Next steak nite is November 15 so mark that in your calendar – you don’t want to miss it.

Can you believe it is already fall? The leaves are turning already, which is crazy. We are planning for the ice to put in and have some fundraising offers for you!

We’re thrilled to invite you to partner with the Holden Agricultural Society as we continue to enhance our vibrant community hub at the Holden Complex!

Our two-arena facility is the heart of the community, bustling with activities like 4-H Clubs, the Junior Cattle Show, and Farmers Day. But our ice arena is truly the crown jewel, hosting countless events and bringing together families, friends, and teams from across the region.

Thanks to previous support from The Village, Beaver County, and the Alberta Government, we’ve made major strides in upgrading the facility. Now, we’re seeking sponsors like you to help us keep the ice smooth and the good times rolling!

We’ve created sponsorship and advertising packages to fit all sizes of businesses, please see on the next page! Your contribution will be split 50/50 between operational costs and future improvements—keeping the ice arena in top condition and ensuring our facility continues to thrive.

Plus, we’re planning a fundraiser on November 15, 2025, with a steak dinner, both silent and live auctions. We’d love any donations to make it a success!

If this opportunity interests you, let’s chat soon! Ice arena ads need to be finalized by September 20th so they’re ready before we lay the ice. Your support would make a huge impact, and we can’t wait to work together!

Thanks for considering, and here’s to a fun collaboration!

Sincerely, 

Lucy Upham
President

Sponsor/Advertising Sizes and Prices:

Sponsor Signage Size and Position Price per year (Paid Annually) Diamond Above Main Entrance 4’ x 8’ Sign Will be auctioned at the annual fundraiser in November Platinum Name in Ice $1500+ Depending on placement & size Gold 4’x8’ sign in prominent position $1000 – $1500 Silver 4’x8′ sign $1000 Bronze 4×4′ sign on boards $800 Others 4’x2’ sign $500   2’x2’ sign $300   2’x1’ sign $200

It has been a busy summer for the Holden Ag Society board! We started off with Beaver County 4-H Cattle shows in April including District. Thank you to James and Angie, Holden Fire Department and Holden Crop Management for helping clean out the dirt from the arena!

Farmer’s Day was a busy day as always and we were thankful to have so many volunteers that day. We also hosted a ball tournament that day, which was a big hit as was the Farmers Market. We even live streamed the first playoff hockey game in the Beer garden. Too bad the weather did not cooperate.

We hosted Farm Safety for Holden Rural Academy and Ryley School. A big thank you to ATCO, Alberta 1st Call, Fish and Wildlife for their support that day.

Winter is on the way and so is our ice planning! Ice should be in Sept 28/29 so we will be looking for volunteers to help out. 🙂 We are also painting the old dressing rooms to give them a fresh look this year. We have a couple more teams using our space, so the ice will be busy – which is awesome!

Holden Ag society is excited to offer free public skating and shinny again this year! But a little change, we will have both on the same day. Sundays 1-3 will be for public skating and 3-5 will be for shinny hockey. Anyone on the ice 18 and under need to be wearing a helmet. Our hope is that everyone will come and enjoy the ice with friends and family. Any questions, please let us know. 🙂

Are you ready for the winter season?! We are! The ice is in and will be ready Nov 1 for teams! A huge thank you goes out to Carl Pipke, Mike Suchy, Matt Micklich, Maury Micklich, Pond Hockey parent for helping painting the ice and all the other stuff. And a thank you to Gail who cooked up the burgers to serve all the workers. Excited to start the new season.

For our First Steak Night of the year we are also having a Silent/Live Auction Fundraiser!!

We are calling it ‘Keep The Lights On’

We are super excited to be starting up our Annual Steak Nights for the year with this event! We can’t wait to see everyone after this busy harvest season

So come on down to the Holden complex Saturday, November 18

Supper – 5-7:30pm

Silent Auction – 5-8pm

Live Auction 7:30ish – 8pm

Free Skate 5-8pm

Can you believe that we are turning 50 this year as an Ag Society!! Time flys when you are having fun! We will be doing a steak supper to celebrate and a bunch of other fun things so keep your calendar free on November 12 2022!

A HUGE thank you to Clint and his gang who helped take our ice out this year! Honestly, I don’t know what we would do without you!

We had a last our last steak night of the season and the ice plant is turned off, which means our winter season is over, and it was fantasic! We are so thankful for our community’s support through another tough covid year.

We had great success with our ice usage with Holden Minor hockey, Pond hockey, Mustangs, Iceholes and Sloughsharks plus Shinny and Public Skate.

In May, we will have Feed the Fields again, which means burgers will be available for eat in or take out. In June there will be Farmers Day and the Junior Cattle show. So keep your datebooks open for us.

Need something to breakdown your icy sidewalk and driveway?? We have replenished our supply of Bear Tracks. We are still selling them for $20 a pail, which is a steal of a deal!! Plus you don’t have to travel far to get it. Text Carrie at 780-235-1329 or head down to the complex in the evening when there is hockey and Wayne or Phil will help you out. No cash is kept on site, so bring exact change or etransfer to holdenagsociety@live.ca